8 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Popular Kinsale restaurant, Bastion is now a one Michelin Star establishment, having been elevated to ‘Star’ status from its previous Bib Gourmand ranking. Other Cork restaurants to retain their star status in the 2020 Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland are West Cork’s Mews in Baltimore and Chestnut... Read More
8 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Success for Co. Cork under the Local Enterprise Office Competitive Fund The South West Food Experience Project has been granted €80,000 funding in what is a good result for enterprise and job creation in Co. Cork, Cllr. John Paul O’Shea, Fine Gael Cork North West General Election Candidate... Read More
7 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) is calling for a reversal to the savage FEMPI fee cuts imposed on pharmacies since the recession and the expansion of the services pharmacies can provide in Cork and around the country. There are currently over 1,900 community pharmacies providing services to people... Read More
7 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Janssen Sciences Ireland UC, part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, today officially opened its new manufacturing building in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. The company has operated a biopharmaceutical supply chain facility on its 40-hectare site in Ringaskiddy since 2005. The expansion of the biomanufacturing site increases... Read More
7 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has asked the Minister for Transport to consider a Delivery Office for the Cork Transport Strategy in order for the plan to be implemented. Speaking to Transport Minister Shane Ross in the Dáil Teachta Ó Laoghaire said; “I have regularly raised with... Read More
7 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New figures provided to Fianna Fáil Disability Spokesperson Margaret Murphy O’Mahony TD show a drop of some 26,523 respite overnights for people with disabilities between 2015 and 2018. This is a reduction of more than 14%. “It is genuinely shocking that at a time when the need for... Read More
6 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Are you still stuck with a concrete driveway? Maybe it’s time for you to ‘make a proper entrance’ Paving is as old as the Roman civilisation, and beyond. Paving which is thousands of years old can especially be seen around the Mediterranean region.As a man-made ground covering option;... Read More
6 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie In an effort to raise awareness on tree and hedge cutting, Cork County Council is reminding landowners that they are obliged, under the Roads Act of 1993, to take all reasonable care to ensure that trees, ditches, hedges and other vegetation growing on their land are not a... Read More
5 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Staff, students and parents in Gaelcholáiste Charraig Uí Leighin warmly welcome the commencement of construction of their new school building as part of the Carrigaline Education Campus. This building will cater for 500 pupils and will form part of a larger Education Campus consisting of Gaelscoil Charraig Uí... Read More
5 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Social Democrats will contest the upcoming by-election in Cork North Central, with Sinéad Halpin formally selected as the party’s candidate. Ms. Halpin was selected at a meeting of the Cork North Central branch as the party’s candidate to fill the Dáil vacancy left by Billy Kelleher who... Read More
WEST CORK CRIME COULD INCREASE? New Garda Divisional HQ will be based in Macroom (instead of Bandon)
5 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Murphy O’Mahony raises concerns over new Garda Division HQ Concerns that West Cork Garda requirements will be diluted Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has expressed disappointment following the announcement that the headquarters for the new Cork North and Cork West division will be... Read More
4 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaiune@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park opens its first photography exhibition at Cork Airport featuring the winners and runners up from their summer photography competition Finalists chosen to feature in the 2020 Fota Wildlife Park calendar Today Sean McKeown, Director of Fota Wildlife Park, Kevin Cullinane, Head of Communications, Cork Airport... Read More